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Driver critically injured, car smashes tree, post
A man was critically injured enue when his car suddenly
Thursday when his car veered into the university en-
slammed into a palm tree near trance near the center.
the Andrus Percy Gerontology Several witnesses said the car
Center. was travelling at least 75 mph
,, ,, . , when it hit a speed bump at
Vernon Henmgham, 24, was , . .. n t
. , _ ° , T_„ . the entrance and then flew into taken to County-USC Medical
the air before ramming into the tree. The car also hit a cement
Center, but officials would not
release information on his con- , . , , , ,
^.^on post which landed on the steps
of the gerontology center.
Lydia Ulmer, a university stu- Witnesses said some people in
dent who witnessed the acci- the area barely escaped debris
dent, said Heningham was that scattered when the car
driving north on Vermont Av- crashed.
Doheny fountain restored by Trojan League funds
By David Romero
Staff Writer
The restoration of the fountain in Alumni Park should be finished today, making it operable for the first time since 1976.
It is being restored as near as possible to its original form, according to Sally Brown, assistant to the executive director of the Physical Plant.
The restoration includes a recasting of much of the statuary in the fountain, as well as repairs to the plumbing and main statue.
Brown said the fountain, dedicated in 1935, was severely damaged in a windstorm during Easter vacation in 1976. A eucalyptus tree was uprooted and fell directly on the fountain.
Pieces of the statues were collected, but repair work was delayed. Brown said some students once tried to raise funds for repairs, but those plans died out.
Eventually the Trojan League of Los Angeles, a women's alumni support group, funded the project.
Brian Coleman, head of Coleman Design which is handling the restoration, said repair work was started last June.
The concrete base, which had four kneeling figures supporting a large basin, was the most severely damaged part of the fountain. Coleman replaced many of the forms, such as hands and facial features, filled the cracks with water putty and smoothed over the surface of the statue.
After university officials reviewed the reassembled statue, Coleman and his crew made a mold to cast a new statue.
The mold was comprised of 100 pieces which were taken outside the studio and bolted together. "It was the most difficult thing we’ve ever done," Coleman said. "It was quite a job — the total mold weighed 1,500 pounds."
(Continued on page 6)
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* Volume LXXXVII, Number 2\ University of Southern California October 19, 1979
NOT LISTED AS GANG MEMBERS
Youths arrested for murder
gangs." He refused to comment further on the
case.
Police believe the youth was killed early Saturday mcfrning behind the Helena Apartments, 1220 W. 28th St., and later dumped behind Century Apartments.
Sgt. Gary Rus from University Security said they received three reports of automobile break-ins near the Helena Apartments Monday night, reflecting unusually high criminal activity. He (Continued on page 10)
By Aida Bustos
Staff Writer
Police arrested two juveniles Wednesday in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old youth found behind Century Apartments Sunday. Both youths, under 18 years of age, are being charged with murder.
Detective Robert Ramos, from the Los Angeles Police Department Southwest Division, said the two youths were not listed by police as gang members, but were known "to hang around with
Phobia patients brave fears
By Tim Lynch
The shaking, light-headedness, heart palpitations and shortness of breath were not new to Laurie Parks, whom doctors diagnosed for 15 years as hypertensive.
She took more than 20 tranquilizers daily to calm her nerves but some days she could not even get out of bed, much less the house.
"I was getting to the point where I wanted to know what was wrong," Parks said. "There has to be something wrong but I just couldn’t pinpoint it."
Ten years ago, a neighbor showed Parks a magazine article titled, "The Housewife's Disease," which described her nervous symptoms as agoraphobia, a condition in which a person suffers a disabling attack of fear away from the home.
"I read it and said, 'My God, that's what I've got,"' Parks said.
Millions of Americans are hampered by phobias, which are excessive or unreasonable fears, said Dennis Munjack, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the university's School of Medicine.
The most common fears have been labeled "prepared phobias" because people easily acquire them, Munjack said.
"Human beings have more of a predisposition to develop claustrophobia, heights phobias, dark phobias and other prepared phobias. You don't see caterpillar phobias too often."
•
A person can develop an excessive fear of just about anything. Direct experience, observation of another person, or indoctrination can lead to a phobia.
"I have treated people who are afraid of caterpillars who have never seen a caterpillar/' Munjack said.
Agoraphobia, while not the most common fear, is the one most often seen by psychiatrists.
"It's probably the most incapacitating type of phobia," Munjack said. "People who live in Los Angeles who are afraid of Northeast African hummingbirds don't have too much to be concerned about, but agoraphobics are severely disabled. Sometimes they can't leave the house, and when they do, they can't go very far without someone else. Their whole life is disrupted."
Agoraphobia, unlike the fear of a tangible object or situation, is basically a fear of anxiety, a fear of a phobic reaction.
A person with agoraphobia stays at home because he believes — he is convinced — that if he leaves the house he will be unable to control his anxiety.
"l could get into the car with my husband, drive maybe around the comer, and I'd tell him to take me home because I was in a complete and absolute panic," Parks said.
A large majority (at least 80% in most studies) of agoraphobics are women, many who like Parks are not required to leave their home.
There is no definite correlation between a person's body makeup and his inclination toward agoraphobia, but Munjack believes physiology could be a determinant.
(Continued on page 9)

Driver critically injured, car smashes tree, post
A man was critically injured enue when his car suddenly
Thursday when his car veered into the university en-
slammed into a palm tree near trance near the center.
the Andrus Percy Gerontology Several witnesses said the car
Center. was travelling at least 75 mph
,, ,, . , when it hit a speed bump at
Vernon Henmgham, 24, was , . .. n t
. , _ ° , T_„ . the entrance and then flew into taken to County-USC Medical
the air before ramming into the tree. The car also hit a cement
Center, but officials would not
release information on his con- , . , , , ,
^.^on post which landed on the steps
of the gerontology center.
Lydia Ulmer, a university stu- Witnesses said some people in
dent who witnessed the acci- the area barely escaped debris
dent, said Heningham was that scattered when the car
driving north on Vermont Av- crashed.
Doheny fountain restored by Trojan League funds
By David Romero
Staff Writer
The restoration of the fountain in Alumni Park should be finished today, making it operable for the first time since 1976.
It is being restored as near as possible to its original form, according to Sally Brown, assistant to the executive director of the Physical Plant.
The restoration includes a recasting of much of the statuary in the fountain, as well as repairs to the plumbing and main statue.
Brown said the fountain, dedicated in 1935, was severely damaged in a windstorm during Easter vacation in 1976. A eucalyptus tree was uprooted and fell directly on the fountain.
Pieces of the statues were collected, but repair work was delayed. Brown said some students once tried to raise funds for repairs, but those plans died out.
Eventually the Trojan League of Los Angeles, a women's alumni support group, funded the project.
Brian Coleman, head of Coleman Design which is handling the restoration, said repair work was started last June.
The concrete base, which had four kneeling figures supporting a large basin, was the most severely damaged part of the fountain. Coleman replaced many of the forms, such as hands and facial features, filled the cracks with water putty and smoothed over the surface of the statue.
After university officials reviewed the reassembled statue, Coleman and his crew made a mold to cast a new statue.
The mold was comprised of 100 pieces which were taken outside the studio and bolted together. "It was the most difficult thing we’ve ever done," Coleman said. "It was quite a job — the total mold weighed 1,500 pounds."
(Continued on page 6)
(MHw trojan
If
* Volume LXXXVII, Number 2\ University of Southern California October 19, 1979
NOT LISTED AS GANG MEMBERS
Youths arrested for murder
gangs." He refused to comment further on the
case.
Police believe the youth was killed early Saturday mcfrning behind the Helena Apartments, 1220 W. 28th St., and later dumped behind Century Apartments.
Sgt. Gary Rus from University Security said they received three reports of automobile break-ins near the Helena Apartments Monday night, reflecting unusually high criminal activity. He (Continued on page 10)
By Aida Bustos
Staff Writer
Police arrested two juveniles Wednesday in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old youth found behind Century Apartments Sunday. Both youths, under 18 years of age, are being charged with murder.
Detective Robert Ramos, from the Los Angeles Police Department Southwest Division, said the two youths were not listed by police as gang members, but were known "to hang around with
Phobia patients brave fears
By Tim Lynch
The shaking, light-headedness, heart palpitations and shortness of breath were not new to Laurie Parks, whom doctors diagnosed for 15 years as hypertensive.
She took more than 20 tranquilizers daily to calm her nerves but some days she could not even get out of bed, much less the house.
"I was getting to the point where I wanted to know what was wrong," Parks said. "There has to be something wrong but I just couldn’t pinpoint it."
Ten years ago, a neighbor showed Parks a magazine article titled, "The Housewife's Disease," which described her nervous symptoms as agoraphobia, a condition in which a person suffers a disabling attack of fear away from the home.
"I read it and said, 'My God, that's what I've got,"' Parks said.
Millions of Americans are hampered by phobias, which are excessive or unreasonable fears, said Dennis Munjack, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the university's School of Medicine.
The most common fears have been labeled "prepared phobias" because people easily acquire them, Munjack said.
"Human beings have more of a predisposition to develop claustrophobia, heights phobias, dark phobias and other prepared phobias. You don't see caterpillar phobias too often."
•
A person can develop an excessive fear of just about anything. Direct experience, observation of another person, or indoctrination can lead to a phobia.
"I have treated people who are afraid of caterpillars who have never seen a caterpillar/' Munjack said.
Agoraphobia, while not the most common fear, is the one most often seen by psychiatrists.
"It's probably the most incapacitating type of phobia," Munjack said. "People who live in Los Angeles who are afraid of Northeast African hummingbirds don't have too much to be concerned about, but agoraphobics are severely disabled. Sometimes they can't leave the house, and when they do, they can't go very far without someone else. Their whole life is disrupted."
Agoraphobia, unlike the fear of a tangible object or situation, is basically a fear of anxiety, a fear of a phobic reaction.
A person with agoraphobia stays at home because he believes — he is convinced — that if he leaves the house he will be unable to control his anxiety.
"l could get into the car with my husband, drive maybe around the comer, and I'd tell him to take me home because I was in a complete and absolute panic," Parks said.
A large majority (at least 80% in most studies) of agoraphobics are women, many who like Parks are not required to leave their home.
There is no definite correlation between a person's body makeup and his inclination toward agoraphobia, but Munjack believes physiology could be a determinant.
(Continued on page 9)